cosmopolitan

Example Sentences

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For years, the Gulf marketed itself as an island of calm—a highly reliable, cosmopolitan sanctuary insulated from the Middle East’s chronic geopolitical volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

In the 19th and 20th centuries, it helped the city become a bustling metropolis, home to sizable European diasporas and a distinct cosmopolitan culture.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Now, next to South Africa's innovative and cosmopolitan set-up, it seems to be slowing them down.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Again, flush with cosmopolitan snapshots, the recent New York Times profile of Nuzzi glosses over some severe problems.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

He was Lewis Ellsworth Akeley, an implausibly cosmopolitan figure on the rural campus.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik